1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:14,120 Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to do your best to use that 4 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: last hour or two of Friday afternoon. Well. It's easy 5 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:26,120 Speaker 1: to putter around, but if you can push through, you'll 6 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 1: probably enjoy your weekend and the next week a whole 7 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 1: lot more. I am writing the script at four pm 8 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 1: on Friday. It's been a long week, and I'm not 9 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:40,199 Speaker 1: feeling particularly chipper. I tend to be in more of 10 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 1: a writing mood in the mornings, but I know I've 11 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:44,959 Speaker 1: got a short work week coming up, with a lot 12 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: of different commitments. I'll be best off getting these scripts 13 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:51,839 Speaker 1: done in the hour before my babysitter leaves. If I 14 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: don't get them done, I'll have to find a block 15 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: of work time over the weekend. And that's not the 16 00:00:56,720 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 1: end of the world. But since I have this block 17 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:04,680 Speaker 1: of time now, it's also not strictly necessary. I just 18 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 1: have to power through, and so that is what I 19 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:12,759 Speaker 1: am doing. Maybe it's what you can do too. Instead 20 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:16,319 Speaker 1: of hitting refresh on your inbox or puttering around for 21 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:19,759 Speaker 1: the last hour or so on Friday, tackle a list 22 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: of things that you'd love to get off your plate 23 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:24,960 Speaker 1: for now. Maybe it's an email you know you need 24 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 1: to answer. Maybe it's a scheduling email that could go 25 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 1: out on Monday but doesn't require much brain power. You'll 26 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: be fresh on Monday morning, and so you want to 27 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:38,399 Speaker 1: use your brain power for important things. Send the email 28 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 1: on Friday afternoon, when the opportunity cost is lower. Maybe 29 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 1: you can do things to set yourself up for a 30 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 1: great Monday. One reason I'm writing these scripts now is 31 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 1: that I can see I've got open time in a 32 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 1: quiet house on Monday morning, perfect for recording, but I 33 00:01:56,760 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 1: can't record scripts that aren't written, so here we are. 34 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 1: Or maybe there's something you never get to that you 35 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: keep saying you'd like to do. In general, we're better 36 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 1: off scheduling these things for first thing Monday morning. But 37 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 1: if you have time on Friday, seize Friday work on 38 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 1: that book proposal for an hour. It's not much, but 39 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:24,640 Speaker 1: it's an hour better than nothing. Call someone you are 40 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 1: mentoring to check in. She will appreciate the call, even 41 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 1: if it is Friday afternoon. To be sure, it's hard 42 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 1: to work when energy levels are low, but you can 43 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 1: do a few things to make yourself feel better. Research 44 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: on energy has found that even a short microburst, like 45 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:47,919 Speaker 1: a few minutes bounding up and down the stairs, can 46 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: raise energy levels for an hour. You can make yourself 47 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: a cup of tea or decalf coffee. We often have 48 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:58,639 Speaker 1: enough of a conditioned response to coffee that the lack 49 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:03,079 Speaker 1: of caffeine may not matter so much. And finally, eyes 50 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: on the prize. If doing something now means you don't 51 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 1: have to think about it until next week or for 52 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:16,080 Speaker 1: some tasks ever, again, that's a huge win. Anticipating the 53 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 1: joy of that accomplishment can be enough to propel you forward. 54 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:25,800 Speaker 1: You'll relax later. Did we mention that there's a weekend 55 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:30,359 Speaker 1: coming up? Power through and you'll really feel like you've 56 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 1: earned your time fully off. In the meantime, this is Laura, 57 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of 58 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 1: our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear from you. 59 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 1: You can send me your tips, your questions, or anything else. 60 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 1: Just connect with me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at 61 00:03:56,480 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 1: Before Breakfast Pod that's b E number four then Breakfast 62 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: p o D. 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